Theodore Metochites | |
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 The logothetes tou genikou Theodore Metochites presenting the model of the renovated Chora Church to Christ Pantocrator. | |
| Mesazōn of the Byzantine Empire | |
| In office 1305–1328 | |
| Monarch | Andronikos II Palaiologos |
| Preceded by | Nikephoros Choumnos |
| Succeeded by | Alexios Apokaukos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1270 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)[1] |
| Died | 13 March 1332 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Theodore Metochites (Greek: Θεόδωρος Μετοχίτης; 1270–1332) was a Byzantine Greek statesman, author, gentleman philosopher, and patron of the arts. From c. 1305 to 1328 he held the position of personal adviser (mesazōn) to emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos.
- ^ K. Staikos, The History of the Library in Western Civilization: From Constantine the Great to Cardinal Bessarion, Oak Knoll Press, 2007, p. 427